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Q1/10/94 16:01 $'9934503 HGAC f~joQ2 <br />• <br />Fora i~a a~ <br />~~~~~ P <br />~l <br />ton Ba <br />; ~~ ~ <br /> ., <br />y <br />Tim <br />a Svc-year e~iart to id ~ t° <br />ian <br /> develop a Comprel~ea <br />SOY Ga1~/48tan Bay by ~: <br /> <br />~.~..:~ ~.......~._ 'Y'b~e Galvea N~tionsl ~stvaty Pro~rxm is gsttierin~ <br />new •aa~`~i=~~t~i~'`~"~'~riYt7time~ouEal•:stetua ~d . _~ <br /> treads in the Bay evosysfi~ determit~s e4uraaa of pa]lutian, <br /> causes ofhatdtat decliaes and rises to hvimaa health, ~-d <br /> i~,tify ealuiaons to the problems. <br /> The i~ah~tan B~q- ATatianal ~-' ~~~ was ereat~d <br /> b9 ~ United Stst~es Co~re$s fi3~e Water ~i~' Aot of <br />~~ <br />The Galvesron Bay an Estuary ~Nntfo~al <br />Galveston Bay wea designa <br />1987 <br />National ~stuar,~ Frcr . <br />- ~qe is 198$, and i8 ane of S~ estua~i~es sa designated. <br />gram is a~v8 year _ - . <br />e,~art to de+~elap a . <br />Gaya Bay is an.l~stttary of 2Vat~~l $ ~$ <br />~: <br />3 <br />~~ <br />Comprehensive Canser• on. <br />P <br />u~ of i1a bene$ts to Teses and the riat <br />vation ared Management ~ Cowl Ssht~o-g t;antrlbutes $~00 won to <br />flan for tl~e Bay by the area economy each yam: <br />Nemrly 5096 of tb-e nations' petYOChe'tmical <br />Fall,1 X94. The plan prod~twn iS on the shores of Qalveeton ~• <br />wilt address water i Recreational fishing ccuatributeo Sao million t~ <br />QtalTty, jtvlttg Y~'- tbt3 81'~B8 9y ~~• <br />sources, habitat, and . o€the pn}~ ~~~ ~i,~ptty i6 On the <br />physical eandttians in shares of Galan y- <br />onder to manrige • ~ Galveston $aj~ is ac~iacent to slle o~fthe aarg-est <br />GaluesraR Bap as a. urban areas in t'!xe x7aited -te8. <br />single bategrated ecasys- <br />tern. T7se uppr~oach is ` <br />Th+e Gal~pest~l Bay NatiQt~s1 Estt~~'9 Pra ~ ~ ~ <br />ti <br />t <br />- P <br />vne of consense.~ btelld- <br />ins among alt user ,on <br />ea <br />ro <br />s grant from fhe Urntsd States ~ <br />Aganey to the State of Tezas, the Te'tN'ater <br />~~' A "11+ianant C '" of more timu one <br />grrnsps, aSeMctes and <br />the public. InvaIven:ent hundxed member8 gtsitie8 $he ~• <br />of citizens, industry, .j+~ ~;pmpsive Conserv$i3oII and Meaagement Plate <br />shipping, business.. wiII be the beginm~g of a coordinated atad directed i`utnre far <br />development and gov- this c~'itical emsyst~m. ThiB ecosystem stpproach to <br />ernment are vital to management wiII enstu~e tl~ BSyB'i-iAbilitty and praducfiivity <br />comprehensive manage- lpng into. the ~[t century <br />rnena aj~atvestvre gay. <br />-- ~ <br />~~~~ <br />